EP 2785291 A1 20141008 - TONGUE SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (en)
TONGUE SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (de)
ZUNGENSUSPENSIONSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE SUSPENSION DE LA LANGUE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201113307482 A 20111130
- US 2012066011 W 20121120
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2013133669A1] An implantable tissue suspension device and its method for use. The device includes first and second filamentary elements bonded together only at a central connection region such that first and second leading and trailing legs of the respective first and second filamentary elements extend outwardly from the central connection region. The method includes implanting the device such that the central connection region extends laterally across a patient's tongue and the first and second leading and trailing legs of the first and second filamentary elements extend through the tongue such that ends thereof are positioned external to the genioglossus muscle.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61F 5/566 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2013081904A1
Citation (examination)
- WO 2007146338 A2 20071221 - ASPIRE MEDICAL INC [US], et al
- EP 2683864 A2 20140115 - MIMEDX INC [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2013133669 A1 20130530; US 8973582 B2 20150310; AU 2012346292 A1 20140703; AU 2012346292 B2 20161006; CA 2857126 A1 20130606; EP 2785291 A1 20141008; JP 2015502799 A 20150129; JP 6199305 B2 20170920; WO 2013081904 A1 20130606
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201113307482 A 20111130; AU 2012346292 A 20121120; CA 2857126 A 20121120; EP 12801667 A 20121120; JP 2014544782 A 20121120; US 2012066011 W 20121120